Rayne Comes to Town by Dannie Marsden

Author:Dannie Marsden [Marsden, Dannie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780992246112
Amazon: 0992246113
Publisher: Affinity E-Book Press NZ LTD
Published: 2012-10-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Rayne walked back into the boarding house and found Bessie waiting for her and motioning her to join her. Rayne walked into the dining room and sat down with Bessie.

“How is she?”

“As good as can be expected, poor child. Look, I know you’re new in town and wouldn’t know this but that poor girl has been through a lot,”

“Okay, so tell me about it.”

“Well, her name is Emma Rodgers. She lost her ma when she was only a year old. Seems her folks were passing through and her pa died on the trail and her ma ended up here sick and dyin’ too, probably childbed fever. One of the girls that worked for Hank found ‘em both. Wasn’t long after that her ma passed and Fern took a likin’ to the child and raised her. Now, don’t you go holding Hank to blame for nothin’. He was only doin’ what he had to….”

“Bessie, I already spoke to Hank.”

“All right then. So what are ya gonna do now, young lady?”

“When I pulled her out of there, I guess I sort of assumed responsibility for her. So I take her home and provide for her if that’s what she wants.”

“Em and I spoke a bit. Now mind you, she is scared and upset and well, it bein’ her first time and all…well, any ways, she is of the mind that she is sticking with you for the time bein’. She asked me if that was what you had a mind to do. Now, I told her I had no idea, but that you are a good woman. Rayne, make sure you realize exactly what it is you’re doin’ before you cause that child any more hurt, please.”

Rayne nodded as she stood to leave. “I will never hurt her,” she declared.

As she walked to her room, she did indeed think about what she was doing. She knew in her heart that there was no way in hell she could let that poor girl go back to the saloon and she knew she couldn’t allow her to wander the streets. Something about the girl was calling to her and drawing her heart. Emma is her name. She had never met the woman before but her soul told her that she had known of her whole life.

As she approached the door, she stopped as the full ramification of what she had just accepted hit her. Taking a deep breath, she slowly opened the door and entered, feeling as though from this moment on her life would never be the same.

As Rayne opened the door to her room, she saw the girl, wrapped in a blanket, sitting on the bed. She looked up as Rayne walked in, and the moment their eyes met, Rayne felt as if their souls recognized one another. Every molecule in her body felt charged with electricity with the overwhelming need to protect the blonde.

“Thank you,” Emma stated softly.

“For what? I didn’t do anything.”

“You did, you just don’t know it yet.”

“Well, um…I guess we need to decide where to go from here.

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